Monday, November 23, 2009

Mysteries on TV: Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Law & Order Criminal Intent, and Life on Mars, New This Week on DVD

Mysteries on TV

, your source for the most complete selection of detective, amateur sleuth, private investigator, and suspense television mystery series now available or coming soon to DVD, is profiling three series that have season DVDs being released this week.

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Information on Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four

Legendary, award-winning and suspenseful, set the gold standard for all TV mystery series to come and has remained an indelible part of popular culture.

Join guest stars Steve McQueen, Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Cloris Leachman, Roger Moore, Walter Matthau, Brian Keith, Elizabeth Montgomery, Art Carney, Mary Astor, Barbara Bel Geddes, Denholm Elliott, Dick York, Leslie Nielsen, and more as they act in stories of intrigue and murder, all under the watchful eye of the Master of Suspense himself.

The Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season Four DVD set of 4 discs contain the 36 episodes that aired on CBS from October 1958 through June 1959.

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Information on Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season Four

The legacy of television’s most successful brand continues with . Analyze crimes from the unique perspective of the lawbreakers themselves as they strategize and execute the plans that end up on the New York Police Department's Major Case Squad roster.

The powerful fourth season features a distinguished cast including Vincent D’Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance. Joining them are powerful guest stars such as Chris Noth, Tatum O’Neal, Rosanna Arquette, Neil Patrick Harris, and Peter Bogdanovich.

The Law & Order: Criminal Intent: Season Four DVD set of 5 discs contain the 23 episodes that aired on NBC from September 2003 through May 2004.

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Information on Life on Mars (UK): Series Two

One of today's most original police dramas follows modern-day Manchester detective Sam Tyler (John Simm), a cop who's back on the beat ... and back in 1973 in .

The time-travelling series returns for a second (and its final) season with more twists and turns as Tyler hunts down a notorious cop killer, investigates a racial hate crime, follows the trail of a young woman's killer and attempts to deal with an IRA bombing threat.

Much of the appeal in the series results from the ambiguity of Tyler's situation: is he hallucinating, or possibly in a coma dreaming, or has he really traveled back in time?

The Life on Mars (UK): Series Two DVD set of 4 discs contain the 8 episodes that aired on BBC during the spring of 2007.

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